Re: What kind of ][e card is this?

[shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <34qqvb$5rh@pith.uoregon.edu>,
Neil Parker <nparker@cie-2.uoregon.edu> wrote:

>The Unidisk 3.5 is a "smart" device.  There is a microprocessor and memory
>inside the drive.  The computer sends commands to the drive, and the drive's
>microprocessor does the actual disk I/O.

The actual drive mechanisms are the same. The unidisk's special hardware is
connected to the cable going into the drive case then connects to the drive
mechanism. 

>Mac 3.5-inch drives (all models) are "dumb" devices.  There is no
>microprocessor inside, and the host computer is responsible for doing the
>disk I/O all by itself.
>
>The Liron card ONLY knows how to handle the Unidisk 3.5.  Connecting a Mac
>drive (ANY Mac drive) to it is asking for trouble.

To get a little technical, it can handle any similar intelligent devices as
well, such as the Chinook c hard disks.
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Randy Shackelford                                Huh huh, that was cool.
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